Spain's energy regulator rejects government plan to prop up coal
· Spain's energy regulator has rejected an attempt by the government to prop up the nation's oldest and most polluting coal power plants, stating that Spain's massive overcapacity means it can safely close a "significant part of the existing coal fleet" without undermining security of supply, write Gerard Wynn of IEEFA (Institute for Energy Economics and Financial .
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